Joseph Hicks was a well-known and
prolific Exeter maker. Jackson's records him as being registered
between 1780 and 1835, (when he died). Two of the pairs of silver
sugar tongs are fascinating in that they are identical in every way and have
an interesting octagonal bowl. This is an unusual style but is
curiously seen with several other makers, including London makers.

Click
here to see tongs that had
previously been attributed to Jason Holt, but are in fact Joseph Hicks